Profile of Alive

Alive can be described as disturbing, bleak, and rough. The plot revolves around going against the odds, isolation, and the human spirit. The main genres are drama, adventure, and period. In approach, Alive is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in the mountains. It is located in Uruguay and South America. Alive takes place in the 20th century. It is originally a true story.

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The true-life adventure of a Uruguayan team of rugby players who survive a plane crash in the desolate...
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The true-life adventure of a Uruguayan team of rugby players who survive a plane crash in the desolate Andes Mountains in 1972. For 10 weeks they struggled against impossible odds and freezing temperatures to stay alive. See also the documentary ALIVE: 20 YEARS LATER.
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I was all set to write a bad review of this movie at the end of it. The acting is just...bad, and it doesn't give the story any KIND of the gravitas it needs. The cinematography, however, is wonderful. At the end, you feel you are in the Andes with...

I was all set to write a bad review of this movie at the end of it. The acting is just...bad, and it doesn't give the story any KIND of the gravitas it needs. The cinematography, however, is wonderful. At the end, you feel you are in the Andes with the survivors, and any other weather the greets you afterwards will surprise and delight you. Mostly, you feel glad to be alive, and I think that is a great statement on the way this movie captures it's subject, and in turn captures you, the audience. I could have wished for a much, MUCH better cast, but you can't have everything...